Karen Gaignon
wine & dine
Karen Gaignon is a French lady that has been living in Macau for the past five years. She left France over 10 years ago after finishing her degree in psychology.
She went to London to “learn” English but ended-up staying there five years. It was in London she found a new passion: wine. Karen then became a sommelier, being trained by leaders in the field and working in famous Michelin-starred restaurants. She would later become a wine buyer for three restaurants.
She arrived in Macau with her then boyfriend (now husband and father of her two kids) and worked for the Grand Lisboa Hotel at first. With two kids now born here, Karen started to work for wine company in Claret Wines ltd. as a sales executive. You can find her always trying to discover (or organise) the best wine tastings and events in Macau.